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(Iperatit^^^^^tfh me as movies and tangV’th’at are not same spirit as the old electronic licensed in the United States. bulletin board systems of the late For example, translation and 80s, “BitTorrent” uses the unused sub-titling of Anime (Japanese upload capacity of downloaders cartoons) by fans is a long-stand to help distribute files. Among ing tradition. These “fansubs” are other benefits, this means available subtitled in dozens of decreased bandwidth costs for languages, and most groups these websites and more reliable file days distribute almost solely via availability for consumers. torrent files. Some of the more A user need only find the popular Animes being shown appropriate link, or “torrent,” right now in Japan will be record for the file they want to down ed, translated, encoded into a load, click on it, and BitTorrent ■ • video file with subtitles and be does the rest. After they have a ready for distribution as little as Robb Egan Ü ber N erd Volume 2 tells of Tarantino's talent (Continued from page 1) movie, compared to the first one, director Tarantino has more con fidence. This is a skill necessary to create a cutting-edge motion pic ture today. I guarantee this movie will win none of the big awards that it justly deserves. It will be pooped on by the Oscars and shoved aside by the Grammies. Both are infamous for never giving respect to quality movies such as this one. On that note, I recommend boycotting both frivolous awards ceremonies until they acknowledge Tarantino’s brilliance. 'The Carolines' rock Portland pop scene Ben Maras T he C lackamas P rint Although in modem times the term “pop” may be equated with a four-letter word for excrement, the latest release by Portland indie-rock ers The Carolines entitled “Youth FJectronics” shows that the two words arc not necessarily synony mous. The effort superbly combines upbeat pop tempos with incredible musicianship and enough edge ted keep it from coming out as bubblegum. While it may not, be, everyone’s cup of tea, vocalist Aaron Trueb . soprano whine works perfectly fqttiic'musiQ^iuis.backed up peitectfyW%band that has obvi ous talent, playing well not only apart Imi also together. Nathan Trueb and Nate PurceUeyWian the guitars, providing richness and texture for The Carolines’ jamg, while Matt Ixmhart (bass) and Jared Abraham (drums) play in tight synchronization to rein force the flow and spice things up a bit where needed. The first track, “Lonely Last Summer,” combines sugar-coated pop licks with a unique jazz sound and a tiny hint of garage rock to cre ate what would seem to be the per fect song for a sunny summer day (it does work, believe it or not—think “Spanish Bombs” by The Clash). Although an excellent song in itself, it maybe sets the wrong pace of the rest of the album, being decidedly the most upbeat of the ten tracks on ‘Youth Electronics.” Possibly the album’s best track is “Columbo.” It starts out with a jazzy piano intro and a lazy blues- esque verse before transitioning into a staccato chorus, complete with an underlying vocal harmony and, most surprisingly, the introduction of Purscelley’s trumpet. The brass and strings blend so seatefesslv that sometimes it is haggl to tell where one instrument ends tad another begins. ■ | . |||y “The Eoast is Clear” doesn’t waste tutu v-nh d< tuk kicking off with a lead gtlltar h< >ok that will def- initely catch listeners’ attention. It Tures thcm in for the rest of the , song, which takes a slightly more emotive turn from the pop rock tracks, but could not be accused of racing whiny. The music rings of a certain maturity as the tempo changes and flows perfectly, leading the listener on a quick detour through a different side of The Carolines. Track eight, “The Payoff,” fea tures Purscelley again on trumpet, as well as Trueb on the organ, blending perfectly with the rest of the band. It is this use of not-so-usual instru ments that sets ‘Youth Electronics” apart from the majority of music today. Almost as this laid-back track ends, The Carolines pick up the pace with “Blue and Black,” which relies more on the normal guitar/bass/drums combo, with the organ providing the supporting role. The last, track is “Waste Time,” which is perhaps the perfect close for the album, leaving the listener feeling satisfied as waves of melodic indie rock and lead guitar riffs wash oyer them at a pace that fits their sound well. If there is anything that ‘Youth Electronics” lacks, it is variance, between the tracks, but it’s not often that a band comes out who can make an album using one basic formula that is unique enough to pull it off and not get boring or redundant. ‘Youth Electronics” is available for less than ten dollars at. www.cdbaby.com and is worth every. penny to anyone seeking. a break from the monotony of the music scene. OfiE PURCHASE OF |P3 S. Molalla Ave.^ fjjgt good with any other .Jw Offer only good at WF < Present tnts eoupon 24 hours after they’ve firs in Japan. This “BitTorrent” a godsend ft of cartoons and TV show! the Land of the Rising Suu With “BitTorrent” open-source, and out for pie of years now, other pr< mers have naturally come and created clients of thei The following are two i best and most popular used today. I Bram Cohenls <1 “BitTorrent” client, which this whole beautiful thing, found at http://bitconjun BitTorrent. Simplicity at its it will run on almost any pl Python will, meaning just anything. This is still one best clients our there for whowit imal effor£^^8-,Ji The second i§ “Azure torrent-protocol implcmc using Java, which includes features not available o basic client, such as cone downloads and a queuing/ ty system, as well as mui guage support and an enh easy-to-use GUI. It will al anywhere that Java will though users need to have ly up-to-date version oi Virtual Machine ins “Azureus” can be fou http://azureus-sourccforg
